Christine de Beer - effortless floral craftsman
Bark Wreath
- 3 April 2011
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This was my Mud!!! Floral Art Demonstration at the Rondebosch Flower Club.
Where does mud come from? From dancing in the rain
I needed the wreath to be as light as possible to make sure it would "dance in the rain" on the flexible metal stand.
My bark wood wreath started its life as the inside fluff of two Continental pillows, sisal, wood glue, and some spectacular bark and moss.
In my tutorial you will find how I made it- only on a much smaller scale.
It took me so long to glue the tiny sections of bark to the shape that it became a standing joke in the design room that I am growing a Doughnut Tree.
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Keep in mind that in order to make a realistic looking fantasy design element, such as the wreath, you must focus on how this item would grow in nature.
Related Designs
Contemporary Wreath Design demonstration as part of the Durbanville Garden Club's annual Garden Festival, Western Cape, South Africa
So much goes into one stage design that I thought it would be worthwhile to break up the design elements and explore each in more detail.
My demonstration looked at ways to use mud to enhance floral art.
Glue bark to a wire frame to create a Christmas stocking armature